Algeria earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 8 km SSW of Naciria, Algeria

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Naciria, Algeria on Tue, Sep 16, 2003, 6:16 AM GMT+1 (05:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 25 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-09-16 05:16:31 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.679° N, 3.796° E
Region
Algeria
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000c7pf. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
242°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
56

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.05 km S of Naciria, Algeria · 8419 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.515 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8412 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.023 km WNW of Dellys, Algeria · 8411 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.419 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8406 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.46 km E of Thenia, Algeria · 8402 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.13 km W of Boudjima, Algeria · 8394 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.825 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8393 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.711 km SSW of Tizi Gheniff, Algeria · 8393 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.115 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8393 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.947 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8393 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.015 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8392 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 3.613 km SSE of Lakhdaria, Algeria · 8389 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.24 km NNW of Boudouaou, Algeria · 8387 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 3.217 km NE of Thenia, Algeria · 8366 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.220 km NNE of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8365 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 3.22 km NW of Thenia, Algeria · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 2.123 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8422 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.43 km NNE of Beni Amrane, Algeria · 8427 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.09 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8432 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.013 km NW of Naciria, Algeria · 8432 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.83 km W of Dellys, Algeria · 8432 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.43 km ESE of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8435 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.64 km N of Boumerdas, Algeria · 8436 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.75 km SW of Dellys, Algeria · 8436 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.649 km N of Aïn Taya, Algeria · 8447 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c7pf. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC.